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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I am a teacher in a high school in FCPS teaching AP classes taken mostly by seniors but also few juniors (and very rarely sophomores). I want to know parents opinion about this: do you prefer the AP class assessments/grading to be designed so that most students pass the class with a decent grade but only 65-70% or so pass the AP exam OR do you prefer the students’ grades in class and AP grades to be the same for  most students (C in class gets at least a 3 on AP exam, B in class gets at least a 4 on AP exam, A in class pretty much a guarantee of a 5 on AP exam). Obviously, in both cases there will be unhappy students/parents. But I want to head opinions and arguments Freon each side. Thanks!! [/quote]
This is a very interesting question, and the three questions that pop to my mind are:

1) is this a question of how to convert raw scores to letter grades?  As in deciding whether 90/80/70 maps to A/B/C or some cutoffs you subjectively choose?  
2) is this a question of how to weigh different assessment items? As in deciding whether this difficult quiz is worth 50 or 100 points and the easier project 100 or 200?
3) is this a question of the difficulty of questions to put on a test?  As in deciding whether to have difficult questions only 1,2,5, or 10% "get", then slightly less difficult questions which 20% get, etc.?
4) is this a question of how high to set subjective bars students must meet? As in reading an essay (which is never perfect) and then subjectively calibrating your standards to give an A only if it's first-tier publication quality, etc.?

Given that as I understand the AP curriculum is highly regulated what are the primary knobs teachers turn to arrive at the grade distribution they want?
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